There will be a few nights each winter where I have to keep heat on and a little water running to prevent frozen pipes, but I don't really let the arrival of winter change things too much.

Hey Gary,What I do is simply have your escrow officer request a payoff in the form of a "frozen demand" to the holder of the HELOC.

Details: Spouse 1 - private sector, frozen pension700k in 401k with an employer 3% safe harbor, 6% matchSpouse 2 - public sector, full pension$175k in 403b w/no employer matchSide Biz (non REI) income of about 80-100k/yr and a 90k SEP IRAThoughts on future contributions??  

And in this part of the country you are vulnerable to frozen pipes by allowing too much air to circulated underneath. 

The Home had been vacant for over a year and there were frozen pipe issues with leaking water in the basement.

Francesco is correct.I invested in this area 2013 - 2016 and at this point the window has closed for finding MLS deals "where the numbers work".I've started to look outside Hudson County.Union City has MLS properties from time to time where the numbers show some cash flow, but UC is a speculative play because the rent control board has frozen rent increases (my understanding-you confirm this).

About the only ground you can't push them into is frozen ground.If you do use poles, be sure to avoid anything like street lights, signals, traffic signs, etc.

Point is you CAN start and get the ball rolling...here's some idea..Lady i pay who put out signs(i don't do this method anymore) $175-300 for like 50-75 signs she supplied them, wrote them, put them out and took pictures of every one.200-400 letters, stamps are like 50 cents, so that's what, $200Paper, envelopes(i like the colored ones)Bought my daughter some "Frozen" toys to help me put on stamps...$15That's it dude...i mean you can do SEO website stuff too, or pay one of the guys on BP who have postcard services to do it for you, as it gets old QUICK.I now pay a lady from oDesk $4/hr to do my research for my list and mail merge list to Word, so all i gotta do is print, sign, stuff and mail.if you do those #$@&** yellow letters by hand you will hate life.

Your profit potential, THEIR balance, was frozen at purchase and will only decrease in the meantime.

my concern is pipes might get frozen while the heat would be turned off for a couple years?